Digital facial reconstructions are looking increasingly realistic, but do they add equal scientific value? With the ...

Qin Shu Huang ruled from 221 BC to 210 BC - and his tomb is guarded by a terracotta army of soldiers and horses.

A bronze bobweight on display has two engraved edicts of unifying measurements — one from 221 BC, the year Emperor ...

By "interpreting rituals with benevolence", Confucius, a pioneering educator who also first initiated private schools in ...

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PW’s editors select an enticing variety of works for adults, from holiday-themed mysteries to sweeping poetry anthologies.

William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road places India, not China or Europe, as the global wellspring of learning and power.

Raised without any siblings in the 1980s, China’s first batch of only children were once jokingly called “little emperors” for being the sole focus of their families.

China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive ...

A flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square on Tuesday saw an honour guard marching from the entrance of the sprawling palace that, in past centuries, was the home of Chinese emperors.

with an honor guard marching from the entrance of the sprawling palace that in past centuries was the home of Chinese emperors. The entirely state-controlled media ran constant reports on China ...